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{{Infobox university
| name = Gobardanga Hindu College
| image = Gobardanga Hindu College.jpg
| image_size =
| established = 1947
| type = Undergraduate college
| principal = Dr. Harekrishna Mondal
| city = [[Gobardanga]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22|52|51.71|N|88|45|12.96|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title}}
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| campus = Urban
| affiliations = [[West Bengal State University]]
| website = [http://www.ghcollege.ac.in/ Gobardanga Hindu College]
| logo = [[File:Gobardanga_Hindu_College_logo.png]]
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_alt =
| footnotes = |
}}
'''Gobardanga Hindu College''', established in 1947,<ref name=UGC/> is a general degree college in [[Gobardanga]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate courses in arts. It is currently affiliated to [[West Bengal State University]] (formerly affiliated to [[University of Calcutta]]).<ref>[http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/Downmemory%20lane%20.htm Down Memory Lane : Some of our Earliest Affiliated Colleges - 50 Years Ago] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710023855/http://www.caluniv.ac.in/About%20the%20university/Downmemory%20lane%20.htm |date=2012-07-10 }}''caluniv.ac.in''. Retrieved 10 November 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of West Bengal State University |url=http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029065002/http://www.wbsubcollegeinfo.org/list_colleges.php |archivedate=2012-10-29 }}</ref> In 2016, it was reaccredited grade '''A''' by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) for the second successive time.

==History==
The College Started to function formally with the departments of English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Logic, Elements of Civics and Economics, Mathematics, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, Biology to the I.Sc. Standard with 105 students and 4 full-time teachers on 27 November 1947.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College history}}</ref> BA and B.Sc course was introduced in 1950 and 1952 respectively. [[National Cadet Corps India|NCC]] was introduced in the College in 1956. Three teachers namely Niren Bandopadhyay, Sachindra Mohan Mukhopadhyay and Ambarnath Ghoshal went [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] to learn all about NCC. Bengali Honours was introduced in the college curriculum in 1957. Department of B.Ed was established On 1 July 1962. Considering the importance of career oriented courses, Department of Travel and Tourism Management was introduced in 1998. In 2005, the college was accredited with grade '''A''' by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]. General course of Botany, Zoology, Geography, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication, Computer Science, Physical education and General courses of Sociology and Anthropology introduced in the 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2016, it was reaccredited grade A by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) for the second successive time. Honours courses of Anthropology, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Geography, Music, Journalism and Mass Communication introduced in 2018.

==Departments==
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[[File:Gobardanga Hindu college -science awareness program by Anuranan3.jpg|thumb|right|A science program by anuranan, Gobardanga Hindu College]]
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College- B.ED college.jpg| thumb|right|Gobardanga Hindu College- B.ED college]]

===Under Graduation===
===Arts and Commerce===

* [[Bengali literature|Bengali]]
* [[English literature|English]]
* [[History]]
* [[Political Science]]
* [[Philosophy]]
* [[Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit]]
* [[Geography]]
* [[Philosophy]]
* [[Education sciences|Education]]
* [[Physical education]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Economics]]
* [[Accounting|Accountancy]]

===Science===
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Botany]]
* [[Zoology]]
* [[Anthropology]]

===Post Graduation===
* [[Bengali literature|Bengali]]
* [[Education sciences|Education]]
* [[History]]

===Career-oriented courses===

* Tourism & Travel Management.
* [[Mass communication|Journalism & Mass Communication.]]

==Accreditation==
Gobardanga Hindu College is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name=UGC>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116042454/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/browse_reco_colleges.php?st=West%20Bengal |date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> It was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC). The college is awarded '''A''' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC with validity |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |publisher=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] |accessdate=22 February 2012 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512054040/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions_Accredited_by_NAAC_with_validity.pdf |archivedate=12 May 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:NAAC visiting in the Gobardanga Hindu College .jpg|thumb|right|Exit meeting of the NAAC Peer team in 2016.]]

==Facilities==
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College facilities}}</ref>
* [[Radio-frequency identification]] (RFID) enabled advanced library.
* The Library has a total collection of about 35,000 documents which includes books, serials and non-book materials as well. The Library subscribes to Ten printed periodicals of different categories.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Library}}</ref>
* Reading room with air conditioning and desktop access facility.
* Open library access.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://gdc-opac.kohacloud.co.in|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Open Library Access}}</ref>
* Sound system enabled classroom.
* Virtual and smart classroom.
* Scholarship for students achieving first class grade (60%) in the university examination.
* Free studentship for economically poor students.
* Regular online feedback system.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ghcollege.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=0|title = Gobardanga Hindu College Online Feedback System}}</ref>
* One boy's hostel and two well decorated women's hostel buildings for the accommodation of boys and girls students.
* Bus service.
* Gymnasium
[[File:Gymnasium of Gobardanga Hindu College.jpg|Right|thumb]]
* Students' canteen.
* WiFi access.
* Purified drinking water.
* History Museum
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College History Museum .jpg|Right|thumb]]

==Exhibition, annual sports and cultural competition==
Exhibition is held every year in the college premises. Those models are prepared by the students with guidance from their teachers. All departments take part in it. Temporary stalls are built to accommodate exhibits of every department. Annual Sports and Cultural Competitions are also held every year which allows students to showcase their skills in various activities.

[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2019.jpg|thumb|right|Name of The Model- Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" in the context of Contemporary Society.]]
[[File:Gobardanga Hindu College Exhibition 2020.jpg|thumb|right|Name of the Model- Graveyard School of Poetry.]]

==See also==
*[[Education in India]]
*[[List of colleges in West Bengal]]
*[[Education in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indware.biz/gobardangahinducollegeorg/ Gobardanga Hindu College]
{{West Bengal State University}}
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